Photograph by Samira Sabulis.

Sex in Washington: How We Did It During the Pandemic, and Where We’re Headed

It’s been a loooong year. But sometimes, somehow, we found ways to get it on. And it’s only going to get better.

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About Our Sex Lives and the Pandemic

This article is part of Washingtonian’s June 2021 cover story about sex in and after the pandemic. We chatted with locals about their quarantine escapades and struggles, talked to sex shop owners about the bestselling toys, heard about safer ways to get naked online, examined intimacy through a stunning series of photos, and mused about the future of sex. Dig in here.

Contents
  1. Everything We Learned About Sex and Intimacy During Covid
  2. Real Covid Sex Stories: Secret Pod Hookups, Illegal Swinger Parties, Lunchtime Sex, and More
  3. Six Pandemic Sex Lives, in Six Stunning Photos
  4. Two DC-Area Sex Shop Owners Are Dishing on What They Saw During the Pandemic
  5. Which Sex Toys Sold Best During the Pandemic?
  6. Meet the DC Entrepreneur Who Launched an App for Queer Naked Dance Parties
  7. Our Pandemic Sex Poll: 700+ Washingtonians Tell All
  8. I Became an OnlyFans Stripper During Covid, and It Did Amazing Things for My Self-Esteem
  9. The 7 Stages of Coupled Covid Sex

 

This cover story appears in the June 2021 issue of Washingtonian.

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Daniella Byck joined Washingtonian in 2022. She was previously with Outside Magazine and lives in Takoma.

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